Disruption of a Patellar Tendon Repair

Kevin D. Harris, Gail D. Deyle, Liem T. Bui-Mansfield

DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.0414

The patient was a 38-year-old man evaluated by a physical therapist 14 weeks after repair of the left patellar tendon. The physical therapist requested radiographs, which revealed findings consistent with a patellar tendon retear. The radiologist recommended further evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging, which showed a left patellar tendon tear.

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2012;42(8):738. doi:10.2519/jospt.2012.0414

KEY WORDS: knee, lower extremity, patella, magnetic resonance imaging, radiography

The patient was a 38-year-old man evaluated by a physical therapist 14 weeks after repair of the left patellar tendon.

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